Money-transmitting envelop.



J. R. SUTTER.

MONEY TRANSMITTING ENVELOP.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 31 I915- Patented Mar. 27, 1917.

INVENTOR Job/7 R 502761".

ATTONY JOHN B. SUTTER, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

MONEY-TRANSMITTING EN VELOP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 27, 1917.

Application filed. September 3, 1915. Serial No. 48,885.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN R. SUTTER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Money-TransmittingEnvelops; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates. to money transmitting envelops and has for itsprincipal object to provide an improvement on the envelop disclosed inUnited States Patent No. 1,136,948, issued to William P. Faulkner onApril 27, 1915, the principal object of the present invention being toprovide an envelop of the character described with a folding pocketwherein the stitching may extend through all of the pocket flaps,wherein the body and pocket flaps are to facilitate the folding of thepocket without tearing the envelop, and to provide an improvedarrangement of the body flaps whereby a more effective sealing may besecured.

In accomplishing these objects I have provided improved details ofstructure, the preferred forms of which are illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure I is a plan view of a blank from which the envelop is formed.

Fig. II is a perspective view of an envelop, showing the pocket formedand illustrating the arrangement of bank notes or securities, prior tothe closure of the body flaps Fig. III is a similar view, showlng thepocket and end body flap folded.

Fig. IV is a plan view of the envelop as it appears after it is stitchedand sealed.

Fig. V is a plan view of the pocket and contents of the envelop afterthe pocket has been severed from the body of the envelop.

Referring more in detail to the drawing:

1 designates a blank from whioh the envelop is made and which comprisesaback 2, having side flaps 34 and an end flap 5, the back being extendedat the end opposlte the flap 5 to form the back 6 of the pocket 7. Theback portion 6 of the pocket 7 is provided with side flaps 910, theinner edges of which are separated from the edges of the body flaps 3 4,where they join the backs 26, in order to provide a transverse foldingportion 11 that will afford a fullness to the back whereby the pocketmay be folded over onto the'body of the envelop for con ta ningbanknotes, securities or the like, without tearing the material of whichthe envelop is composed.

The pocket side flaps 910 are oifset at their inner edges to form therecess 12 in the inner face of the pocket, and provide width for theedges of the pocket that will protect the contents without interferingwith the folding of the pocket and its contents onto the body of theenvelop. The back portion 6 also carries an end flap 14, having gummededges 15, and which is of sufficient length to cover the greater portionof the pocket when the envelop is formed, so that when the envelop isstitched the thread will pass through the end flap, as well as throughthe side flapand the back of the pocket.

In order to separate the envelop to expose the contents thereof forinspection without breaking the SGELL'I provide the envelop with a lineof easy severance, preferably consisting of a transverse line ofperforations 18 that extend through the back and body flaps at a pointthat to which the end of the pocket extends when the envelop is formed,and in order to facilitate the severing of the envelop I provide atearing cable 19 that extends over the inner faces of the body portion 2and side flaps 3 4 adjacent the line of severance, and has projectingends which are exposed when the envelop is sealed so that they maybe'grasped to tear the envelop along the line of severance.

Assuming that the envelop is constructed as described, it may befurnished to a user in the flap blank, illustrated in Fig. I. Should theuser desire to send a number of bank notes, securities or the likethrough the mails or by express, or in any other way, the securities arelaid on the body portion of the envelop so that one end of the stacklies on the body part 6, adjacent the end flap 14. With the stack inplace the pocket flaps 910 are folded over the end of the stack andsealed by the gummed edge 10 of the flap 10, and the end flap 14'isfolded over the side flaps and gummed thereto, completing the pocket andinclosing the end of the stack therein.

With the end pocket formed as described, the pocket is folded over ontothe body of the envelop, the fold being made along the neck 11, and theofisetting of the pocket flap permitting the fold in the neck withoutstrain on the back 6, the'recesses 12 enlarg ing the space whilepermitting the base portions of the flap to form edge walls for thepocket. When the pocket is folded over onto the body of the envelop, theend fiap 5 is foldedonto the stack and the flaps 3-4: folded onto thestack and'onto the end flap 5, the recesses 17-17 in the flap 4:exposing the end flap 5 at the back of the pocket 7,

7 so that the gummed edge of the flap 8 may thread may then be sealed inthe ordinary manner. a c

The envelop is then forwarded to a consignee, who, upon receipt, tearsthe envelop along the line of severance, and examines the contents todetect possible errors. If an error is-detected he immediately returnsthe envelop with its contents, and with the seal unbroken, to the senderfor correction of the i error,it being apparent that it would beimpossible for a receiver or other person to remove any part of thecontents without destroying the seal, owing to the fact that thecontents are folded at the pocket end, and the stitching through twothickness of the stacked contents, and through the pockets and body ofthe envelop.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new therein, anddesire to secure by Letters-Patent, is:

1.' In an envelop, a back portion comprising body and extension members,and an end flap opposite the extension member, side and end flaps on theextension member forming an inwardly opening pocket at the end of thebody member, side flaps on the body member for inclosing the said bodymember. and the pocket when the pocket is folded onto the body member;one of the body side flaps being cut away a short distance from the edgeof the envelop to expose the envelop when the flap is in foldedposition, and the other body side flap having gummed edges to sealagainst the first named body side flap and against the exposed portionof the envelop.

2. An envelop comprising a back portion, having an extension, side flapson said extension, an end flap on said extension, folded onto the sideflaps and terminating near the inner edges thereof, side flaps on thebody for inclosing said body portion and pocket, whenthe latter isfolded onto said body, said body having a line of severance extendingtransversely across its back and side flaps, adjacent the inner end ofthe pocket, when the latter is folded within the body; one of the sideflaps of the body being cut away at its ends to expose the end flap andsaid pocket, and the other side flap having gummed edges to seal againstthe far side flap and the exposed end flap and pocket.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

JOHN R. SUTTER.

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